Support and therapy groups

Group for highly sensitive people (HSP)

Do you feel more, more deeply, and get overloaded faster? High sensitivity is a trait, not a flaw. In the group you will learn to manage it – and to draw on its strength.

Signing up is free and without obligation – we'll get in touch when the group starts to form.

High sensitivity – a burden or a resource?

Around 15-20% of people have a nervous system that processes stimuli more deeply than others: it reacts more strongly to sounds, other people’s emotions, change and time pressure, needs more time to recover, and experiences decisions more intensely. This is high sensory processing sensitivity – an innate temperament trait described by Elaine Aron, not a disorder or “oversensitivity”.

The problem is that the world is rarely designed for highly sensitive people – and years of hearing “don’t overreact” teach you to suppress yourself and to feel ashamed. In the group we work on the practical side of being an HSP: how to manage overstimulation, how to protect your energy, how to set boundaries without a guilty conscience, how to tell intuition from anxiety – and how to use the gifts of sensitivity: empathy, depth, attentiveness to nuance.

The group is a personal growth workshop led by a psychologist. For participants, simply being among people who are wired in a similar way is often their first experience of being “among their own kind”.

Who is this group for?

  • ✓people who recognise themselves in the description of high sensitivity
  • ✓people who are quickly overloaded by stimuli, emotions and the pace of life
  • ✓people who have heard “don’t take everything so personally” all their lives
  • ✓empathetic people who soak up the emotions of those around them
  • ✓people who want to turn their sensitivity into a resource rather than a burden

What will you gain?

  • ✓practical ways to deal with overstimulation and to recover
  • ✓protecting your energy and boundaries in relationships and at work
  • ✓working with your inner critical voice
  • ✓recognising what your nervous system needs
  • ✓experiencing a sense of community with people of similar sensitivity

What does it look like in practice?

Formatin person (Gdańsk or Gdynia) or online
Group size6-10 people
Sessionsweekly, 90 minutes
Startonce the group is complete – people on the waiting list are invited first
Admissionfree, no-obligation initial conversation

Join the waiting list

Group for highly sensitive people – the group will start once enough people have signed up. Leave your contact details and when enrolment opens, we'll get in touch with you first.

The controller of the data you provide to join the waiting list will be Magdalena Raba, running a business under the business name RABA Magdalena Raba, ul. Konstantego Bergiela 4/10, 80-180 Gdańsk, NIP: 5833557278. How we process personal data: www.sztukaharmonii.pl/en/polityka-prywatnosci

Frequently asked questions

Answers to the most important questions

How do I know if I’m a highly sensitive person?▼

Typical signs are: deep processing (thinking things over at length), getting easily overloaded by stimuli, strong emotional reactions and empathy, and sensitivity to subtleties. If most of these sound familiar, you are probably an HSP. The initial conversation before the group will help you check.

Is high sensitivity the same as neurosis or depression?▼

No. High sensitivity is an innate temperament trait, not a disorder. However, high sensitivity that goes uncared for – living for years against your own nervous system – increases the risk of burnout, anxiety and depressive states. That is why it is worth learning to manage it before it sends you the bill.

Won’t the group be too overstimulating for me?▼

The group is designed with HSPs in mind: a small group, a calm pace, a predictable session structure and every right to stay quiet. Participants usually discover that a group of people wired in a similar way is far less tiring than an average social gathering.

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Questions before you sign up?

Call us or join the list – before the group starts, we'll talk anyway during a free initial conversation.

Mon-Fri 8:00-22:00 · Sat-Sun 9:00-21:00